The one on reading and cooking...

I went to lunch with a sweet friend of mine yesterday. She inspires me in so many ways, but one way in particular is her voracious appetite for reading! It is contagious, and I am always asking her for recommendations! I do love to read, but it seems harder and harder to find the time to do so these days! I have decided that it doesn't necessarily have to be a huge chunk of time, but can be 5-10 minutes throughout the day where I pick up a book and read a couple of pages when I have the chance! So, today, I decided that it was time to get a Library card so that I could check out some of Lexi's recommendations!

Remember that Dewey Decimal System? Yeah...those random numbers...I love them! I wandered down the aisles of books and let my fingers slide across the spine after spine. I felt smarter just by being there! Several of the ones I wanted were not available, so I ended up only checking out one. I'll definitely be back, though!

 My pile of books I am currently reading, or am about to start!

 Oh, funny story from the library! There was a man who worked there wandering around making sure that I found everything I needed. He felt like I needed to know about all of the possibilities for digital books as well, but I told him that I just loved to hold a book in my hand and turn the pages. He said, "Well, I understand that! Can I tell you a joke?" I said "OK!" He said, "Do you know why you're so tall?" I replied, "No, tell me why!" He said, "Because your mama didn't feed you anything with shortening!" Hehe! He made me laugh just because of his random speech, and I had my chuckle for the day!

On to cooking....I LOVE this dessert recipe! It is super easy, and I decided that I needed a little afternoon treat so I made myself one! It doesn't have a name that I know of, so we'll just call it "Strawberry Delight!" The kitchen is definitely my happy place, and I loved finding myself there this afternoon! I don't know if I had more fun cooking or photographing this "test kitchen" session!

Slice 4-5 strawberries in a ramekin baking dish:

 Sprinkle with about a teaspoon of sugar:

 Pat out a small section of pre-made sugar cookie dough and place on top:

 Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes until bubbly and light brown on top and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yummy!

 I had some vegetables that I needed to use, so I sliced them up, drizzled some olive oil, and seasoned with garlic salt and pepper and roasted in the oven:

 I also made some salmon and creamed potatoes! I love a yummy, healthy meal!